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1) An unfinished e-book isn’t a constant reminder to finish reading it.
2) You can’t keep your books all in one place.
3) Notes in the margins help you think.
4) E-books are positioned as disposable, but aren’t priced that way.
5) E-books can’t be used for interior design.
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My answers to the original points from the wired article.
1. Granted that you don't see an unfinished ebook lying round but people tend to ignore pbooks that they haven't finished reading too.
2. If you have more than 3,500 books you can't keep them all on one device, but there are these things called DVD's which can hold 1000's of book files.
3. Written notes only help you if you can read your own handwriting.
4. Pbooks were once very cheap and mass produced as well (after the invention of moving type) you can still see books in used bookstores that originally sold for under a $1.00 but which now are several dollars at least.
5. Books shouldn't be just something that dresses up a room anyway. A coffee table book might stimulate a conversation but the first task of a book is to entertain or inform I think.